Chamber Organ ca. 1845-60 Attributed to George Clisbee American The chamber organ is a moderately-sized piped organ. It typically has a single manual, a limited number of stops, and a limited pedalboard or no pedals at all. It is generally intended for use in small chapels, in homes, or other intimate rooms. As it is capable of long sustained tones, it is sometimes preferable to harpsichord as a continuo instrument in chamber ensembles. Such instruments might also be used in small churches, like those found in small towns and villages throughout the United States in the nineteenth century. Chamber organs were largely usurped by reed organs after the middle of the century. Technical description: One 53-note manual F-a3 with ivory naturals, ebony sharps; disposition from rear of chest, with basses arranged at sides: 8' Stopped Bass F-c, 8' Stopped Flute from c# (open from a#2), 4' open Principal (four bass pipes on each side), 8' Flute stopped f-cl, open from c#1 (probably common 8' stop